Glove



June 16, 1931. w. o. WELLS 1,809,877

GLOVE Filed April 26, 1930 ATTORNEY-5 Patented June 16,1931

MANUFACTURING COMPANY, ornmrjimnnronrs, Mmnnsorn, A oox-romrronorMINNESOTA 1 l i Application f led; April 26,

V This invention relates to new and :useful improvements in gloves,particularly; work- -ing mens gloves of the type'having thepalm twomiddle fingers; a portion shaped to form the backsof the firstand'second fingers and 7 another portion forming the backs offthe thirdand fourthfingers, 'saidbackfinger' portionsbeing suitably stitched tothe front finger portions, and the back finger portions having theirrear edges curved to correspond to the forward curved edgeportions ofsaid back portion and suitably stitched thereto.

A more specific object is to provide a glove comprising a leatherportion adapted to cover the palm of the hand and two of the fingers, aleather portion forming the fronts of the two middle fingers; a clothportion forming the back of the glove and stitched at its sides to saidpalm portion, the forward edge of said back portion being curvedinwardly v. j from both sides and in a direction towards '35 the fingersand terminating at a point sub stantially at the juncture of the twomiddle fingers; a leather portion shaped to formthe I backs of the firstand second fingers, and another leather portion forming the backs of thethird and fourth fingers, said backfinger portions being suitablystitched to the" front finger portions, andthe back finger portionshaving their rear edges curved to correspond to the curved edgeportionsof said back cloth portion and suitably stitched theretor A furtherobject is toprovidea glove constructed in such a manner asto-p'rovidethe utmost in wear and, at-the sametime, one which will be comfortableto the user, the back of the glove being constructed of asoft narrowcrovn Seria l iio. I V pliable material'such as'cloth and the palm andfingers being'constructed of'leather and e the backs of the fingersbeingformed of two WILLIAM o. W LLS; on ivmvlvnaromsj mmms'om fa s'mmn rownnns-namon'r I separate parts, united by "curved rows of 1 stitches tothe :back portion "of the glove, thereby providing a glove which will bee2 tremely flexible at the knuckles and, at the same time, onewhichwill'withstandconsider ablewear and rough usage; v A further object istoprovide an improved working-glove which mayibe made from small pieces ofmaterial and will be. imple and economlcalto' manufacture.

, Other objects ofthe'invention W111 app a or from thefollowingdescription and accom:

the annexed claim sgfl panying drawingsjand 'willbe pointed out in 'Inthe accompanying drawings, there has out the fvar ious objects of Y thinvention, {but it is to be understood that theinventionis not .confined'to the exact'jfeatures shown awe of the'iclaimswhich follow;

In'the drawings: I

Figure l is a back view of my improved lo've showing the manner ofuniting the back finger portions with the back portionof the us changesmay be made the "scope:v

gl vmv v, v FigureQ isalview showing the shapesof the b k fi g r p ribnsa he a 'z' handportion, said parts "being shown slightly separatedfrom one another and. f w gFigure 3 is a front view of the completedThe, novel glove featured in-this invention comprises afront or' palmporti'on2 adapted to cover fthe palm ,offthe-handand havingbeenfldisclosed astructure designed to carry integral portions?) 'andetshaped to form the fronts of the first and foiirth fingers, asshown inFigure lilfhethumb 5'is secured to the palmportion 2 inthe'iusualmanner. The fronts" of the middle fingers of the glove are formed fromfan integral portion '6 having ,Po t onsT dB hap t m h frontsofithesetw'ofingers, as shown.

A: reamed this invention resides in the a construction o f'the back ofthe glove, which issu chgas to eprovidepa glove' which-will bfe a veryflexible at the knuckles and, at the same time, one which will be strongand durable. As shown in Figures 1 and 8, the back of the glovecomprises a back portion 9, preferabl made from a suitable cloth orfabric, and t e finger portions 11 and 12, preferably of leather. Theback portion 9 is'suitably stitched at its side edges to the palmportion 2.

The finger portion 11 forms the backs of the first and second fingersand the portion 12 the backs of the third and fourth fingers. Theforward edge portions 15 and 16 of the back portion 9 are curvedinwardly from both sides and in a direction towards the fingers andterminate in a point 17, situated substantially at the juncture of thetwo migdle fingers, as clearly shown in Figures 1 an 2.

The back edges 18 and 19 of the finger portions 11 and 12, respectively,are correspondingly curved, and are secured to the edge portions 15 and16 of the back portion 9 by suitable rows of stitches 21, shown inFigure 1.

B thus constructing the back of the glove, it w1ll be very flexible atthe knuckles of the hand so as to permit free movement of the fingersand thus eliminate the stiffness often found in gloves having the backfinger portions stitched to the back portion of the glove, a strai htrow of stitches extending across the bac of the glove.

In the drawings, I have shown the glove provided with'a gauntlet 22suitably stitched to the palm and back portions 2 and 9, respectively,by suitable stitches 23. The gauntlet is preferably constructed of acomparatively stiff material and the front portion' or side thereof isreinforced by means of a member 24, preferably of leather, suitablystitched to the glove, as clearly shown in Figure 3.

By making the backs of the fingers of two separate parts, as best shownin Figure 2, these parts may be made from small pieces of leather whichmight otherwise have to be scrapped, thereby economizing on material,with a resultant lowering in the cost of manufacture. I

I claim as my invention:

1. A glove including a portion adapted to cover the palm of the hand,portions forming the fronts of the fingers, another portion forming theback of the glove and stitched tions of said back portion and suitablystitched thereto.

2. A glove comprising a front portion of leather adapted to cover thepalm of the hand and two of the fingers, a leather portion forming thefronts of the two middle fingers, a cloth portion forming the back ofthe glove and stitched at its sides to said front portion,

the front edge of said back portion being curved inwardly and forwardlyfrom both sides'and terminating in a point situated substantiallybetween the two middle fingers, a portion shaped to form the backs ofthe first and second fingers and another portion forming the backs ofthe third and fourth fingers, said back finger portions being of leatherand suitably stitched to said front finger portions, and said backfinger portions having their rear edges shaped to correspond to thecurved edge portions of said back portion and suitably stitched thereto.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of April,1930.

WILLIAM O. WELLS.

at its sides to said palm portion, the forward edge of said back portionbeing curved inwardly and forwardly from both sides and terminating in apoint situated substantially between the .two middle fingers, a portionshaped to form the backs of the first and second fingers and anotherportion forming the backs of the third and fourth fingers, said backfinger portions being suitably stitched to the front finger portions,and said back finger portions having their rear edges shaped tocorrespond to the curved edge por-

